The Sun has reached its most powerful state, and the Green World is at its full growth. This is the time of high Summer, a time of strength and maturity. From this day on, the Sun will begin its journey south causing the days to become shorter. This is a major in-between time for Druids. The longest day of the year creates a threshold at the meeting point at dawn that is highly magickal. We perform sunrise ceremonies to welcome the Sun God in all his glory and power. The Sun will spend longer in the sky on this day than on any other. But this day is bittersweet, because it is the known way of things that the Sun will soon become increasingly absent from us.

At Lughnasadh we give thanks to the Earth for its bounty and beauty. The ancient Celts played games and sports to honor the God Lugh and to celebrate strength and good health. This is a time to harvest the dreams planted earlier in the year. Lugh, the bright one, is a fire God and a prominent champion of the Tuatha de Danaan. Lughnasadh is a time for work, the harvest is at hand, and the long lazy days of summer are over. The work of the harvest takes the entire tribe working together. As an Order, it is working to ensure that goal plans are in the finishing stages and when rewards for hard labors are realized.